The talented 18-year-old winger with Florida roots is eligible for both Germany and the United States and has spent time in the former country's youth national system.

But Klinsmann has courted him assiduously and those efforts appear to be paying off, as Green learned in the midst of an interview with Wahl that his club, Bayern Munich, has granted him permission to train with the Yanks ahead of their friendly vs. Mexico in Arizona on April 2.

Tongues would wag should Green even make Klinsmann's “long list” for this summer's tournament, given the German-American coach's long-standing emphasis on earning places on the team via consistent minutes in high-level professional environments.

Green is considered one of Bayern's top youth prospects but has only made token appearances with the the European champions' senior team, including a short cameo in UEFA Champions League action in November.

UPDATE: ESPN's Taylor Twellman, who broke the news that Clint Dempsey would come to the Seattle Sounderslast summer, and followed it up this winter by being first to a number of major stories including Michael Bradley's transfer to Toronto FC, reported on his Twitter feed that Green has made up his mind to represent the US, and that U.S. Soccer will make an announcement by the end of the week:

BREAKING NEWS: @ussoccer will make an announcement in next 24/48 hours that Julian Green has opted to play for the United States. #USAvMEX